In the five thousand years of China, in this long and rapidly changing time, there have been glories and valleys, and in those dark moments that have gone through hardships, countless heroes and heroes have emerged. They are dedicated to the country, in the chaotic world, they hold up the banner of the times, use their flesh and blood to save the country from danger, in the ranks of this hero, there is a shining name - Cui Jianguo. Today, let us appreciate the glorious history of this legendary hero.
Cui Jianguo was born in November 1928 in a remote village in Gaoping County, Shanxi Province. Like most ordinary people's families, Cui Jianguo's family is also very poor, and even food and clothing are difficult to solve. The family was crammed into a dilapidated little house, which had fallen into disrepair and leaked air all year round, and there was not even a decent piece of furniture in the house.
In Cui Jianguo's memory, his parents often quarreled because of poverty. The sensible Cui Jianguo wants to share the burden for his parents, and began to help the family at a very young age, often going to work in the fields before dawn, eating lunch and hurrying to herd sheep, and the diligent Cui Jianguo often gets praise from the villagers.
At the same time, Cui Jianguo is also very popular with his friends in the same village. When playing games, everyone listens to Cui Jianguo's words, but at a young age, he has a unique leadership style. But he rarely hangs out with the children in the village and always makes the most of his time. In his spare time, he often held a book and read it, which he borrowed from the old gentleman who taught, and put it under the pillow when he did not read it.
At night, the area of Shanxi is very restless, and there are often wild wolves. But the bold and careful Cui Jianguo has no fear, while picking up the stones around him to drive away the wolves, while quietly comforting the trembling friends, the children admire him.
I thought I would go on like this, but things change rapidly. Soon, the Japanese army swallowed up a large area of the mainland, and various warlords also began to divide and fight. In the face of the coming of war, the unarmed people have no power to fight back, and it is light to starve and freeze, and more seriously, they will be destroyed by their families and live a life of upheaval and displacement.
Pictured| Cui Jianguo
"The prince will have a kind of feeling for Xiang Ning?" Since these officials are in their positions but do not seek their own government, he wants to carry out the revolution himself, and Cui Jianguo sees the broad masses struggling in the chaotic world, and his heart is very unbearable. So he decided to do something to change the situation. So, what efforts has Cui Jianguo made to this end?
In 1946, Cui Jianguo, who was dedicated to the country, officially joined the ranks of the People's Liberation Army, and since then he has embarked on a revolutionary journey and begun his brilliant life. As soon as he entered the army, Cui Jianguo followed Liu Deng's army to live a military life in the southern expedition and the northern war, and it has to be said that Cui Jianguo was born as a good material for being a soldier, not afraid of strong enemies, and he was successful on the battlefield, with a superb combat level on the battlefield.
Cui Jianguo has the reputation of "lonely hero" in the army, in just five years he has made six major achievements, won the appreciation of his superiors, and his position in the army is also promoted again and again, and he soon achieved the position of platoon leader, and the future is bright. But fate made a joke with Cui Jianguo at this time.
During the Fifth Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Cui Jianguo accidentally fell ill with a severe cold, which eventually worsened into tuberculosis. This tuberculosis is also known as "tuberculosis", at that time the medical technology was limited, there was no specific way to cure tuberculosis in China, and tuberculosis at that time was equivalent to today's cancer.
So what is this all about, how did you get this disease?
In June 1950, a military conflict broke out on the Korean Peninsula, and the Korean War was on the verge of breaking out. At this time, new China has just been founded, and it is a good time to vigorously develop the economy and stabilize the people's livelihood.
However, China, which has always been chivalrous, still sent a group of elite volunteers to Korea to support the front. At that time, a large number of volunteer troops rushed to Korea to fight with the ambition of resisting the United States and aiding Korea and defending the homeland, which also demonstrated China's determination to actively defend the independence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and resolutely resist imperialist aggression.
The picture | the scene of the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea
In 1951, Choe went to Korea to fight. The situation was not good for us, the powerful U.S. military had the most advanced weapons in the world, they were well trained and prepared, and their ambitions fueled the U.S. military's momentum.
Moreover, after experiencing the world war, the US military has also carried out all-round combat planning and military deployment, and the soldiers are not as scattered as before, which can be called a relatively strong opponent.
On the other hand, the weapons available to the volunteers at that time were limited, and the soldiers generally used traditional old-fashioned weapons, which were not lethal and very bulky. Backward military equipment and lack of follow-up materials have put our army in an unfavorable situation, and on the Korean battlefield, the gap between the strength of the two sides is very large, and our army has no advantage to speak of.
In view of this situation, we naturally cannot fight hard with the US military. At this time, Cui Jianguo is already a veteran veteran, and in the face of a rapidly changing situation, he can always find the key to it.
His military talent also appeared at this time, and Cui Jianguo believed that we should temporarily avoid the enemy's front and find the enemy's weakness, so as to win the initiative.
Through multi-party discussion, the volunteer army formulated a new strategic deployment and combat plan, and they decided to adopt a small-scale combat method, aiming at the opportunity and sneaking attacks on the US troops. This will not cause excessive loss of personnel, but also gradually eliminate a part of the enemy, which is a good way to kill two birds with one stone.
In addition, the combat time of our army was also adjusted, because the target was too obvious during the day, and the volunteer army often took advantage of the night to fight the enemy. It is true that we do not have strong military weapons, but the brave and fearless soldiers grab a large number of them, and the volunteers have many years of experience in hand-to-hand combat, and close combat has always been their advantage.
The Volunteers' battle plan proved to be incomparably correct. Under the guidance of this plan, our army won 4 victories in one fell swoop, which greatly boosted the morale of the army, swept away many days of hard work, and everyone was full of confidence in the follow-up operations.
The time soon came to the fifth battle. In 1951, Cui Jianguo threw himself into the fifth campaign as a reconnaissance platoon leader, leading his men to the Dashui Cave.
The hard work of the past few days has made Cui Jianguo's body more fragile than before, coupled with the night combat, it is more exposed, and Cui Jianguo accidentally suffered from a serious cold. But he did not think so, thinking that this was not a serious disease, as long as there was more rest, taking medicine in time would slowly improve. Behind Cui Jianguo's insistence on fighting, in fact, there is a hope buried in him.
When Choe Jianguo and his party set foot on the land of North Korea, the sound of gunfire and artillery was incessant, and the originally beautiful and peaceful North Korea had become devastated at this moment. Ordinary people have suffered from the war, living in the heat of the water every day, in addition to the physical trauma, the war has brought a psychological blow to the Korean people.
North Korean refugees everywhere looked blank and exuded an atmosphere of sadness. This can't help but remind Cui Jianguo of the past China, the tragic time when people were humiliated, and he really didn't want to let any country fall into such a predicament.
Therefore, in the face of a large number of menacing invaders, Cui Jianguo refused to go to the battlefield. This came and went to delay the illness, and even vomited blood at one point, and the superior leaders learned of Cui Jianguo's condition and ordered him to immediately retire from the front line and accept the treatment of doctors. At that time, in order to solve Cui Jianguo's worries, the superior also decided to arrange a new general to replace him.
But Cui Jianguo said in any case: "I will not repel the invaders for a day, and I will not go to the front line for a day." The leader also understood his determination and had to fully support him. Given Cui Jianguo's military prowess, his superiors entrusted him with an important task. This task is to let Cui Jianguo lead a sharp knife platoon to attack the American bunker, eliminate some enemies around the main peak of Mount Gary 752, and clear the way for the main force.
Cui Jianguo, who received the task, only felt that his whole body was full of energy, and led his subordinates to set off overnight, relying on the cover of night, the enemy army could not discover the whereabouts of our army, nor could they find out the situation of our army. It didn't take long for Cui Jianguo and his 2 platoons of soldiers to easily capture the Heights of Mount Gary.
In this process, Cui Jianguo is actually a little powerless. Tuberculosis makes Cui Jianguo cough often, coughing up the whole body will be pulled, the taste is really uncomfortable. Afraid of affecting the army's combat, even if it is uncomfortable, Cui Jianguo gritted his teeth and insisted.
On the second day, the US military plane appeared unexpectedly, and at this moment it was circling above the head of the sharp knife platoon, and it was obvious that Cui Jianguo and his party had been exposed. Since the situation has changed, the combat strategy must also be adjusted accordingly, under the guidance of Cui Jianguo, the volunteers conducted a simple battle discussion, and finally decided to confront the US army head-on and fight to the death.
The follow-up battle situation was once very anxious, the US military launched a fierce offensive to the volunteer army, in the face of the step-by-step US army, Cui Jianguo led everyone to stubborn resistance, in this defensive war the US army did not get any advantage. Cui Jianguo hit the iron while it was hot, and led the second platoon to continue to attack the big water hole where the US 38th Army was located, and everything went well.
I thought I had won the initial victory and could breathe a sigh of relief for the time being. Later, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the situation on the battlefield underwent major changes, and although the US troops in front of them had gradually been repelled by our army, there were still a large number of US troops retreating from the front line pouring in the direction of Dashuidong.
Picture | oil painting of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea
This was something that Cui Jianguo did not expect, and in the face of such a critical situation, he reacted quickly, stabilized the anxious mood of the soldiers, and said loudly: "We are the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, until the last moment, we must not give up, we represent the face of China!" As long as we live, we will fight to the end! The soldiers of the 2nd Platoon were greatly encouraged by Cui Jianguo's words and became more and more courageous, not only taking 3 hills west of the Us military in dashuidong, but also destroying a US position.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the US troops wanted to escape. But Cui Jianguo could not easily let them go, even if the soldiers of the 2nd platoon were willing, Cui Jianguo was absolutely unwilling. "I want to leave unless I step on Cui Jianguo's body!" Cui Jianguo shouted loudly to the U.S. military.
The U.S. military was not lightly frightened by this imposing shout. Facing the brave and warlike Cui Jianguo and the heroic 2 platoon soldiers, they did not have the confidence of complete victory, but they still made a final counterattack, after all, their advantage lies in the powerful and rich military weapons.
Under the rain of bullets and bullets from round after round of guns and bullets of the US army, our army's losses were also relatively heavy, which was caused by practical factors. Our army does not have a good solution to this problem, and the only thing we can do is to use our lives to resist this attack again and again.
However, this is not a long-term solution, and under round after round of offensives, I am afraid that our army will be completely annihilated. Cui Jianguo also took this into account, so he decided to engage in a white-knife fight with the US military, which may also win a glimmer of life for everyone. After running out of bullets and grenades, Cui Jianguo led the soldiers of the sharp knife platoon to a fierce white-knife battle with the American army.
White-knife warfare is a type of close combat, which requires the physical fitness of the combatant to be extremely high. First of all, you need to be agile, the sword on the battlefield has no eyes, even if it is only a second slower, you may lose your life; secondly, you also need to have a strong physique, white-knife warfare is a war of attrition, in the case of equal strength, physical fitness is quite important; and finally a pair of eyes to observe the surroundings at all times, so as to grasp the rhythm, aim at the timing, and give the enemy a fatal blow at a critical moment.
At that time, Cui Jianguo's condition was already very bad, and it can be said that he was a serious patient with tuberculosis and suffered a lot on the battlefield. However, this elite soldier who has experienced hundreds of battles did not show any timidity when facing the physically strong US troops, picked up the bayonet and threw himself at the US army, stabbed into the heart with a knife, the action was very precise, and every move directly hit the critical parts of the enemy's body, beating the US army to a point of collapse.
Where does this look like a patient with tuberculosis? In this white-knife fight, Cui Jianguo single-handedly annihilated 6 American soldiers. It is worth mentioning that at that time, there were 7 American soldiers next to it who surrendered without fighting. It is said that Cui Jianguo's heroic fighting appearance and sharp sword skills made them fear so weak that where did they dare to resist?
In fact, the situation is still very critical, due to tuberculosis, several times because of cough, Cui Jianguo's movements have slowed down slightly, almost let the US military take advantage of the loophole. The other soldiers wanted to come forward to replace him so that he could rest for a while, but Cui Jianguo resolutely refused: "Let me come personally, I can still kill!" In my eyes, these American soldiers are nothing. All you have to do is help me around!" Having said that, the bayonet in his hand was never put down for a moment, and it had to be said that he was a very qualified soldier and a veritable special combat hero.
In order to commend Cui Jianguo's meritorious service, the state specially held a heroic model forum for him. At this forum, the comrades-in-arms asked him to come to the stage to speak a few words, and Cui Jianguo did not twist, and he stepped onto the stage with great generosity and said with great excitement: "To win the victory of this war, it is inseparable from everyone's efforts, and this is by no means the credit of me alone!" Moreover, as a qualified Communist Party member, it is my duty to go into battle to kill the enemy and serve the motherland, and I absolutely dare not take credit. After listening to Cui Jianguo's words, the audience was moved, and the applause was thunderous for a while.
After the end of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Cui Jianguo returned to China and finally had time to rest. The state is very concerned about Cui Jianguo's physical condition, and wants to treat him well for this tuberculosis, so it arranges for him to enter the hospital for treatment, and the diagnosis results are not good, which gives Cui Jianguo and his family a haze.
The comrades-in-arms were all worried about Cui Jianguo, but Cui Jianguo was a natural optimist, looking at the comrades with a sad face, he in turn comforted: "I don't matter, you don't have to worry about me, do you believe that I can still go to the battlefield to fight!" After saying that, he began to laugh, this laugh, coughed again, it was really sad and funny.
In later days, Cui Jianguo left the army and went to work in other positions. During this period, he has been working diligently, shining for the people, and began his old age after retirement. The disease-ridden Cui Jianguo had a difficult life, coughing more and more frequently, but he never sought medical help from the state, always stayed up alone, and the last thing he wanted in his life was to add trouble to the country.
Later, Cui Jianguo's glorious deeds in North Korea reached Mao Zedong's ears, and Mao Zedong was greatly pleased that the country could have such a warrior as Cui Jianguo. He vigorously praised Cui Jianguo's great revolutionary spirit of not fearing sacrifice and killing enemies with illness, and called him a legendary hero. Cui Jianguo was very touched by Chairman Mao's praise, and he modestly said: "This is all what I should do, as a Chinese soldier, this is my due responsibility, it is really an award, I am nothing remarkable." ”
Pictured| the great leader Mao Zedong
At the end of 1994, Cui Jianguo died of illness. But his glorious deeds did not disappear with the dissipation of his life, and will last forever in the hearts of every Chinese son and daughter. Chinese people and the Korean people will not forget the outstanding contributions of Cui Jianguo in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. In this epoch-making battle, he embodied not only the heroic and fearless style of Chinese soldiers, but also the wind and bone of mutual help and mutual assistance against foreign enemies.
These battlefield heroes, regardless of their own safety, bravely shoulder the mission of the times, and use their lives to kill a bloody road for future generations, this fearless spirit deserves our praise. The road is long and the road is long, I will seek up and down, although the times are different, but the mission is the same, in the future life we must inherit the spirit of these heroes, always forward, always fearless, and strive for themselves, for the future of the country!